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Poultry business of local chicken breeds

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producing a natural resin using existing trees as a resource

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public participation in local governance

Our Team

Agrini is a small team of young people accompanied by a big pool of volunteers. We believe in open reporting structure where everyone is answerable to themselves first and then to organization. Being a evolved team of people who deeply believe in thought of Agrini, we are a team of youngsters with an average age of 28. Along with this team we also have a pool of advisors that include academicians and experienced mentors.

Meet Team Agrini

Gourav Jaiswal

Gourav is the shortest distance between dreams of social change and reality. Agrini is among his various social ventures. When he’s not busy changing the world around him, Gourav can be found playing cricket with children in his school.

NAVENDU MISHRA

Navendu is all humanity wrapped up in one person. Navendu runs a Youth Volunteering non-profit called Open Spaces in Central India. He is a constant innovator in developing off-beat curriculum for children.

MAHENDRA DAHARWAL

Critical thinker, grassroots specialist Mahendra has completed his PhD on “. With an amazing understanding of rural India, he has quick and practical solutions for everything.

MAHENDRA SHUKLA

With Agrini Public School, since its inception, Mr Shukla knows each and every child inside out. Always ready with fixes and ideas, he is an indispensable member of the team.

MANOJ KUMAR PATLE

PhD scholar at Jabalpur University, Manoj is researching on “Social Innovations in Pre-Schooling Education”. He brings with him years of experience of rural governance and Panchayati Raj Institutions.

ANJANA IDPACHE

Inspiration to women all around, Anjana is an engineer, mother, wife and head of operations at Agrini Public School.

Gourav is the shortest distance between dreams of social change and reality. Agrini is among his various social ventures. When he’s not busy changing the world around him, Gourav can be found playing cricket with children in his school.

Navendu is all humanity wrapped up in one person. Navendu runs a Youth Volunteering non-profit called Open Spaces in Central India. He is a constant innovator in developing off-beat curriculum for children.

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Education

Agrini has been working in improving the quality and access of education since 2009. It’s first project Neev focussed in enhancing Aanganwadis (pre-schools in India). This was achieved by making child-friendly infrastructure, training teachers in making learning more fun for children, creating enjoyable curriculum and enabling schooling processes to be more accessible for parents.

Another interesting intervention by Agrini, is the Shikshalaya – an independent co-learning space for rural youth. This facility was created in the form of a library and a computer center stocked with donated computers and books. Shikhalaya has prospered into a self-learning zone, where the youth regularly explore their hobbies, exchange entrepreneurial ideas, debate on current issues and have fun.

Setting an example in community run institutions, Agrini Public School is an innovative community community school set up in the tribal block of Kurai, in the Central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The campus is also used as a research and resource center for neighbouring Government Schools, where educational visionaries can brainstorm and work on their pilot projects.

SWARAJ

Self Rule

Under the Swaraj umbrella of Agrini, rural interventions are planned around the Gandhian concept of de-centralised power in villages. Agrini works with rural communities, mostly youth by training them on laws and legal rights. They are apprised of Government policies ensuring that Gram Sabhas work actively and fairly. Agrini strongly believes in democratic processes and works towards improving their access to common man.

Rural youth are trained in carrying out social audits thus giving the power back to people. Elections are an important opportunity to secure a responsible self-governing future. To achieve this, Agrini’s volunteers facilitate the creation of public manifestos and also help the candidates to formulate their manifestos. Community institutions like the Self-help groups in villages play an important role in accomplishing Swaraj’s goals.